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ANCIENT ROMAN ANCIENT ROMAN MYTHOLOGYMYTHOLOGY
By Andrey MarsavinBy Andrey Marsavin
Juno (Hera)Juno (Hera)
Being the wife and Being the wife and
at the same time the at the same time the
sister of Jupiter, Juno sister of Jupiter, Juno
was the goddess of was the goddess of
women and women and
childbirth. The Greek childbirth. The Greek
name for Juno is name for Juno is
Hera.Hera.
Jupiter (Zeus)Jupiter (Zeus)
Being the main king Being the main king
of all gods, Jupiter of all gods, Jupiter
was also the god of was also the god of
thunder and thunder and
lightning. The Greek lightning. The Greek
name for Jupiter is name for Jupiter is
Zeus.Zeus.
Minerva (Athena)Minerva (Athena)
Minerva was the Minerva was the
goddess of war and goddess of war and
crafts. In Greece, crafts. In Greece,
Minerva was called Minerva was called
Athena, also being Athena, also being
the mother goddess the mother goddess
of the city of Athens.of the city of Athens.
Neptune (Poseidon)Neptune (Poseidon)
Neptune was the Neptune was the
god of the seas. His god of the seas. His
original Greek name original Greek name
is Poseidon. is Poseidon.
Vulcan (Hephaestus)Vulcan (Hephaestus)
Vulcan was the god of Vulcan was the god of
forges and craftsmen. forges and craftsmen.
His Greek name was His Greek name was
Hephaestus, but the Hephaestus, but the
Roman’s renamed Roman’s renamed
him to Vulcan, which him to Vulcan, which
is where the word is where the word
“Volcano” comes “Volcano” comes
from. from.
Ceres (Demeter)Ceres (Demeter)
Ceres was the Ceres was the
Roman goddess of Roman goddess of
agriculture. Her agriculture. Her
name in Greece was name in Greece was
Demeter. Demeter.
Mars (Ares)Mars (Ares)
Mars was the main Mars was the main
god of war in god of war in
Ancient Rome. In Ancient Rome. In
Ancient Greece, he Ancient Greece, he
was called Ares.was called Ares.
ApolloApollo
Apollo was the god Apollo was the god
of three things: the of three things: the
sun, healing and sun, healing and
prophecy. The prophecy. The
Romans did not Romans did not
change his name change his name
from the original from the original
mythology of mythology of
Ancient Greece. Ancient Greece.
Mercury (Hermes)Mercury (Hermes)
Mercury was the god Mercury was the god
of trade and thieves. of trade and thieves.
He was also He was also
Jupiter’s messenger. Jupiter’s messenger.
His name comes His name comes
from the Greek, from the Greek,
Hermes. Hermes.
Venus (Aphrodite)Venus (Aphrodite)
Venus was the Venus was the
daughter of the two daughter of the two
oldest Roman Gods, oldest Roman Gods,
Uranus and Gaea. She Uranus and Gaea. She
was known to be the was known to be the
goddess of love and goddess of love and
beauty. In Ancient beauty. In Ancient
Greece, Venus was Greece, Venus was
called Aphrodite. called Aphrodite.
Works CitedWorks Cited
Marks, Anthony and Tingay, Graham. Marks, Anthony and Tingay, Graham. The Romans. The Romans. London: Usborne London: Usborne
Publishing Ltd. 1990. Print. Publishing Ltd. 1990. Print.